Remember when Lamb Of God were busy pioneering never-before-heard-of, genre-bending, boundary-pushing, avant-garde experimental transcendental music? Neither does anyone else. Resolution won't change the way you listen to the band's music either. Unless you continue to listen with the speakers off.

Resolution is the seventh studio album by American band Lamb Of God. It contains 14 tracks and has a running time of around 56-minutes. It sees the band consolidate their position as one of the most popular American metal bands of the last decade. Their familiar sound is still there on this album but it also contains some unexpected moments that show their willingness to experiment and evolve.

After the somewhat experimental, uneven Sacrament and phoned-in blandness of Wrath, Lamb of God return with a vengeance on Resolution. Listening to this is like erasing the past 8 years and picking up right where the excellent Ashes Of The Wake left off.

From the first dirty, southern guitar chords to Randy's shriek, I am back in high school again. The production is crystal clear, but not washed out. "Walk With Me In Hell," though a great song, sounded like it was recorded in a tin can, and Wrath in general was so compressed it felt like a SNES soundtrack. This is a return to the riff machine that made these guys top dogs to begin with. The guitar-work is fast, tight, and just plain fun. If you were one of the people who went racing for tabs after hearing "Laid To Rest" the first time, this is the album for you. There are too many moments to name, but the intro transition on "Ghost Walking," and the relentless "Terminally Unique" stick out in my mind at the moment.

I didn't like this at first, but it grew on me. I play, write, and used to record music. So when a band tries different things, I don't automatically get up in arms about it. I like a lot of these riffs and the dynamics are cool. I only wish the mix wasn't brick walled. If modern albums could breathe a bit, the heavy punches and mood shifts would be more powerful. While I haven't seen any of these songs live, I would imagine they translate better that way than this mix does.

I'm stunned actually. Never been much of a fan, although I've always liked them. But this album blew my mind. I don't know why. I guess it's because I've listened to a lot of deep pretentious not-so-metal music lately and needed a dose of right-in-your-face-metal.

Illog1cal - 26.05.2012 at 21:36

Listened to it three times.... I don't think I will be listening to it for a while.

Yeah okay I just got to listen to this. First of all, it's too long. Who the hell wants recycled Lamb Of God for more than the usual amount of time, actually almost the double? And second of all, I'm too tired to explain myself further, which is a sign in itself. Disappointed for the third time.